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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-08-25
A Travellers Complaint.

A Travellers Complaint.
A tired, sad-eyed and generally
played-out vacatiOnist, just returned
from his summers outing, dropped into
this Office the other day to enter COM
plant 1t seems that on his outward
trip he desired to go to Boston. The
afternoon express south was late, so
when the train from the east came
along he very naturally supposed that
was the one he wanted, got aboard
aud started on his way to - Swan
ton. A friendly baggage master set
him right at the knOw-nothing cross
ing and the right train was finally
boarded. This mans complaint is that
there are no signs displayed or an
nOuncements made at the station of
the destination of trains. Trains go
ing east and west and north and south
start from the same track and stran-
gers, and frequently tOwns-peOple for
that matter, are often deceived and
take the wrong train. A ST. JOhnsbury
lecturer got caught this way last winter
and was carried east instead of North
and missed an engagement. Our sad
eyed visitor got caught the other day
and started for Swanton instead of
Boston. Will not the managers of the
Passumpsic division instruct their con-
ductOrs to announce the trains so that
people may know where they are head
ed fOrq 1t must not be forgotten that
st. JOhnsbury is a great centre for
travel and business. On the other
hand it is suggested that when they
begin announcing the trains, the pas
sengers would do well to wait until the
train stops before trying to get aboard.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-08-25
For Sale.

ZINE WATCHES REPAIRED and rated at
Il A. u. ROWELL'6.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-08-25

AT the Free Baptist church last
evening the following delegates were
elected to attend the Wheelock quar-
terly meeting of Free Baptist churches
at Newport Centre, Aug. 21-28: Rev.
F. E. Dawson, Deacons F. Switzer and
M. Clifford, John Farnham and Mrs.
M. Clifford. Rev. F. E. Dawson is to
preach the conference sermon. 1t was
voted to request the next session of
the quarterly meeting at this place.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-08-25
Race With a Locomotive.

A Race With a Locomotive.
One day last week horse belonging
to John Nourse, which is kept in a
barn near the Lake road track in Fair
banks village by one of the workmen
in the scale shops, got loose and walk
ed out upon the railroad track just be-
fore the mixed train went west and
undertook to try his speed with the To-
connective. The horse held his own
until he came to the schOol-house tres
tie when his legs went through be-
tween the ties and he was effectually
cast. Meantime the engineer had stop
ped his train and with the help of six
or eight shop men and a rope the horse
was rescued with only few scratches.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-08-25
A Ball in His Brain.

"A
Last Sunday little son of E. r. Alb
bott of Boltonville (near Wells River)
shot his older brother with revolver,
the ball entering the head behind the
ear and lodging in the brain where it
remains. The result is uncertain, but
it now looks as though the boy might
live. The particulars of this sad af-
fair are about as usual. The father
kept revolver; the boys were used
to seeing and handling it; it was not
supposed, to be loaded the boy seven
years old took it up and pointed it at
his brother ten years old and it event
Off with the above result. The boys
were about twelve feet apart. There
is no moral to this story and no lesson
to be learned. People will continue to
keep and carry about the murderOus
pistol without the slightest chance of
its ever being of any service, but with
the dreadful probability of its being
sooner or later the means of the death
of some one of the family or other in
nOcent person.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-08-25

Electric Lights.
The electric lighting scheme is en-
larging and giving promise of unex-
pected success. The idea at first was
to have arc lights only. Now names
are being taken of those who desire in
candescent lights. These can be fur
nished from Is to 50-candle power and
at much less than the present price of
gas. 1t is now hoped that they can be
put in as low as at the rate of $3.50 a
thousand for gas, but at all events it
will be much lower than the present
price of gas. AS soon as the new build
ing that the Carrick Bros. Granite
company are putting up is done the
electric company will be ready for
business.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-08-25

= TIC MOfTIsVIII6 Camp meeting Ias
week was very successful. On Friday
an instructive address was delivered
by Mrs. A. L. Bailey of st. Johnsbury
before the Ladies Missionary society.
A powerful sermon was preached by
Rev. II. P. Frost of st. JOhnsbury from
John iii, I6-17 saying that as a parent
knows the wants and dangers of the
child so does God know the dangers
surrounding the children of this world.
Willie McGann, the evangelist, was
among the speakers.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-08-25

"A woman and her son, aged AZ and
26, giving their names as Kate and
George Colby, and claiming resi-
dence in st. Johnsbury, victimized
many charitable people in Keene, N.
H., last week by telling pitiful story
of the woman's restitution and deser-
ton by her husband. Both parties
were arrested for blackmail, but were
discharged under promise to leave
the state. Nobody knows them here.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-08-25

The Daughters of Rebecca will run
an eating house at the Caledonia coun-
ty fair.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-08-25

Lest some of the Vermont teach
ers may think that the article on the
fourth page, English as She is Learn
ed" reflects on their intelligence, we
hasten to say that the answers to the
questions noted were made by unsuc-
cessfnl candidates. The answers will
bear a careful and thoughtful reading,
and we would be pleased to have the
teachers account for this great display
of ignorance on the part of some of
their graduates.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-01-08
Haste to be Rich.

Too many of our young men are
looking for some short and easy road
to wealth. They wish to reach the
goal without running the race; to
grasp the prize without going
through long and patient training.
This is great mistake. and as mis-
chievous as it is great. 1t is mis-
take, for the cases are very few--very
few indeed--in which men grow rich
rapidly and also honestly. Young
men must not suffer themselves to be
deluded by these few cases they
must look upon them as the exoep
tons to the rule. They must make
up their minds that success in any
thing follows long and patient toll,
and that success in gaining riches
come from hard work, honest deal
ing, steadiness, prudence and econo-
my. The wise man Of Israel long
centuries ago saw and wrote that
''the hand of the diligent maketh
rich;' and oil experience confirms
his words. The yonng man who is
possessed OF the desire and the ex
pectations of rapidly securing wealth
is in great danger. He is laying
himself open to temptation-lndecd,
inviting temptation--to-over- reach.
ing, to untrntb, to unfairness, to dis
honesty, to crime. 1t is an effort TO
steal march on the laws of God,
and~to do in a day what lie has or
dained shall be done in q lifetime, if
done at ALL, Society IN constantly
shocked by the crimes ofmen from
wi,oni better things Sera expected
who have fallen before temptation in
their eagerness after wealth. Society
is strewn with the wrecks of those
who b 49, Il "a lost BY their haste to
be ricl, - Er.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-01-08
the OLD CELL RINGER.
The old cathedral white and silent lies,

The old cathedral white and silent lies,
Its slender towers rointing TO the skies, +.
Crowned on eaci pinnacle with heavenly light;
Tho morn looks down and smiles her silver smile,
Touching the world to loveliness the while,
Yet breathing such q silence from her height
That we could fancy even an angels tread
No boiler calm upon the air should shed
Than this sweet silence of the moonlight night.
Twas on this day, Just thirty years ago,
And all tho land lay warm beneath the snow,
(Seei higher stil the shadows softly stealD
They laid my darling in her narrow ted,
While upon its brink felt cold and dead.
Bearing sorrow which no time could heal;
tFer u few moments with my Weakness bear,
scarce tonight can cross the snowy square,
Remember? remember IL so well.
Eaca tiny snowflake Kissed her as Il fell
Upon the lowiy mound that stood alone.
For hours dunibly knelt, but could not pray,
And tlcn turned and went my lonely way
Missing the hand that used to clasp my own,
Missing the dear face over at my side;
had hut her in all the world so widei
What wonder that nay heart seemed turned to
stoney a8 .4
That night the old Year died. Some enc had said
That I-whose love lay still and dead
Should ring the birthday chino CT the New
Year;
So fromlny loneliness l rose and came
Would not my grief be everywhere the sames
All. you remember now. SO Fall ind clear
The Joyous ehine flew on the frosty ART
You wonder your laughter did not share;
How could you guess this was my wordles
praycrY
AMI That knew at last my God could hear.
Alone and stiIl her grave lay far below,
Covered SO softly by the quiet snow,
t,lt far AboSp she lWet In winter dress,
In brighter JOY and purer loveinessl
And toward this home our happy peal arose;
what wonder Icould lift my eyes az lnst
nd lifting them, the darkest hour seemed past;
I'm coming friends; how dim the morn Hight
grows
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-01-08
Shall we Meet Again.

The following is one Of the most
brilliant paragraphs ever written by
the lamented George ID. Prentice:
"The fiat of death is memorable
There is no appeal for relief from the
great law which dooms Us to dust.
We flourish and fade as the leaves of
the forest, and the flowers that bloom
wither and fade in tue day have no
frazier hold on life than the mightiest
mouarch that ever shook the earth
with his footsteps. Generations OF
men will appear and disappear as the
grass, and the multitude that thropg
the world to-day viii disappear as
footsteps ON the shore. Men seldom
think of the great event of death
until the shadow falls across then
own pathway, hiding from their eyes
the faces OF loved ones whose living
smile was the sunlight of their exis-
tence. Death is the antagonist of
life, and the thought of the tomb is
the skeleton of all feasts We do
not want to go through the dark
valley, although the dark passage
may lead to paradise; we do not want
to go down into damp graves even
with princes for bed-fellows. In the
beautiful drama of lon the hope of
Immortality, 30 eloquently uttered by
the death devoted Greek, finds deep
response in every thoughtful SOU.
When about to yield his life a sacii-
fee to fate, his Clemanthe asks if
they should meet again, to which be
responds | have asked that dreadful
question of the hills that look eternal
--of the clear streams that flow for
ever-of stars among whose fields of
azure my raised spirits have walked
in glory: All are dumb. But, as /
gaze upon thy living face, feel that
there is something in love that man
ties through it's beauty that cannot
wholly perish. We shall meet again,
Clemanthe.o
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-01-08
The Uses ofLemons.

Tbesi nee of haf sino, il aislass
of wi'rr. without u, y liz
q'.ti.N area sick lr.eiael
II tends o. >ta red re Is
nothing thas will remove tp- stain
better than a lemon or a lemon, and
salt.
After the juice has been squeezed
from the lemon, The ref Sc can be
used for that purpose.
Lemon juice is also very good
remedy for rheumatism and the so
called hili' usneSs Of sprirg. In he
latter case the Juice sho d b, tai-
en- before breakfast. The pnlp nay
also be eaten, avoiding every parti-
Gle Of skin.
Lemon juice ana sugar, mixed
very thick, is useful to relieve oughs
AMI sore throats. II mast be very
acid as well as sweet
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-01-08
The Boss Liar of Texas.

The train had started off. A young
man rushed breathlessly into the
depot.
Got left, did you ~ said the tict-
ct seller.
''Of course | got left,' he respond
ed.
Then some one said he could &C
across the bridge and catch tile train
another told him when the next train
would go, and various suggestions
were made. The chap looked at the
disappearing train few seconds,
when some one asked:
"Where We're you goihg?"
Then the wicked fellow said "Oh
| wasn't going in the train. My
wifes mother is on that train, and |
wanted to kiss her before she left"
"Liarw roared twenty-four mar
ried men in chorus Texas Siftings-
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-01-08
The Cruel Old Man.

Bagley-Aurelia, how late did Mr..
Ponsonby stay, last night :?
Anre)ia-O, papa, what question:
He went home quite early.
Bagley-That's what i thought.
Well the next time before he goes
home early just have him take in the
milk and the morning paper, and
save your poor old fathers health. -
Philadelphia Call. --.'-'
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-01-08
Three Angels ON the First Christmas
Morning.


Morning.
i When God created man lie commanded
His angels TO visit him on earth and guide
him in his ways, SO that he might have a fore
taste Of the bliss Of the lifc to come. But
man sought after sensual joys ia tho place of
those in heaven, and growing greedy OF
worldly fruits, began to quarrel with his
neighbors for tho possession OF them; and
the guardian angels wept among themselves.
But when the strong oppressed the weak and
took from them by force tho product of their
toll, Justice rose up Borrowing. and, leaving
earth. Jew back to heaven. And when tho
weak overc amo the strong with treacherya and
deceit, and got from them by cunning what
they feared 10 take by force, Truth roso up
sorrowin-, and, leaving earth, flew back to
heaven And when the injured went forth
to STAY their njurcrs, and crinsoned the
plain with their brothers blood, Peace roso
up Borrowing, and, leaving tho earth, few
back to heaven.
Thus each bad act scared sono good angel
from the world, until forgiveness, the most
beautiful of all, alone remained behind And
when shc heard Anger aud Revenge whisper
dark deeds in mems ears. and COUNSEL then
20 repeat that had been done to them, she
,osc up sorrowiag and sa'd
II will not leave the earth. While my
lister angels were here ( might have rested
in my Fathers bosom. pr man needed mo
not; but now that they have fled, will seek
to make man listen to my voice, telling him
that as no cherished forgiveness here, SO thai
forgiveness will cherish him hereafter"
at that moment new and most beautiful
star hlazed in the heavens. 1t was the star
OF Bethlehem Pointing to it Forgiveness
said, Behold, tho light of the world. 1t
shines as a promise that win ever dwell
upon the GARTH And Peace and Love, re-
penting. flow back and have never SINCE LETT
the cs.rlh SO the loveliest angels OF heaven
cane home to the world ON the first Christ
mas n,orning.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-01-08
Ham Cooked in Cider.

Puv a pint Of ci.ler aud cup -
brown sugar into enou III water 10
cover the ham ; bll three hours, IN
til the skin will p q off easily re
move the skin and cover witl,
crust of sugar, and bake in SLOW
oven three hours. Dissolve cup
OF sugar in pint Of clder. and Ia tie
the ham frequently while hakiag.
1.-THE ham is very sweet, use less
sugar.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-01-08
A Terrible Threat.

Father-you are bad boy. q
Johnny--Do 1 amt. 3 aa
Eyes you are, and il you give me
any more impudence I'll punish you
severely. I'll tell your sister to play
a tune on the piano for you.
Johnny promised to behave HIM
self henceforth.- TEXAS Settings,
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-01-08

But we haste 10 ether matters,
Not political i, shade, !"
And IN etese cur busy city,
TAX the very highest grade,
Here gmpvoy zlnent and progression
ny oer citizens is seen,
Growing hasgs as always,
sbeuyR tssh VALLEY queen, ~ 8 81
%ext II bieaef comics nirisicfans,4 -
rhe MechaSicssand@sMIC"
Barfls VII se cornets sereuading,
II x, ris sweetest melody,
NJ. y h.l,sh >, the coming New Year,
Tres ctr G pie as OF yore
With ssthssenlims of Gfst-class music,
sfs Nt'seao,tss heard before.
As in inis saiu muscle.
sl5nds eas caal ipiot baseball nine,
Ever ready for q challenge.
From all others in their line,
On life's ball "a and may they never,
By old Nick e caughi from ''bcse"
But succ Sui make their home run,
When they close this carthlsFace,
Now come orders. Beneficial,
And orr guests but yesterday,
Were odd Fellows aud Good Templars,
AID the knights Of 4 g B.
In the name Of Peace aud Goodwin
Aud substantial charity,
We extended them our welcome,
And a God-speed on their way,
All, a shadow now Is falling,
Darkens ali my canvass o'er-
Father Wolf, that dear old patriarch,
,Mong AIS kindly, walks no more
Henshaw, Haldeman and Froxell,
Aud our promising youHg Hughes,
Fallen, swell old Berkeley's death roll
Make the saddest Of our views.
Slowly changing, and blackness,
Like demon settles down,
With a deadly. chilling dampness,
over all our slunhering town.
nark-a roar like distant thunder
IT'S the fierce and hldeous cry,
OF mob OF angry lynchers,
And the rayisher must die.
Ills stain on Berkeley county,
And on West Virginia, too;-
1t proclaims our courts are worthless
mat they VIII not Justiee no.
And throughout our free republic,
West Virginia noted stands,
AS State whose courts and laws can't
Check her mobs and lawless bands.
In the name of the republic,
And of law and order too,
We protest 'gainst mobs and lynchers,
Ind the bloody work they do.
But times precious, we must hasten,
Now to finish this ADDRESS,
And In closing here make mention
Ofour INDEPENDENT PRESS.
We have labored long and faithful,
In our independent way
To make up a first-cass journal
With news items Of the day.
and our circulation growing,
Shows our efforts were not vain,--
That true Independence always,
VIII the public favor gain.
Treating those with whom we differ
In a heightened manly way,
In the end will be successful,
And will mako a paper pay.
80 kind patrons, in the future,
as in all the varied past,
VIII our press be independent,
lind no doubtful shadow cast.
Tribute ended--and our Carrier,
As he often did before,
Now is standing on your threshold
Gently knocking at your door,
Knocking for his New Years present
Ope your door and wallet too,
And his cry of sHappy New Year."
win sound pleasanter to you.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-01-08

Jacob Murth, while drunk at Jer-
sey City, fell on his face and smoth-
cred to death.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-01-08
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Just thirty times, with every new born year,
Have been one among the Fingers here,
And now each tone has grown into q friend,
A faithful friend, whose happy voice love,
The friend who bore my first weak prayer above,
In that great grief my Father chose to send
Now zeal some lonely heart shall cheer,
And dying with tho dying year,
Is IIis message TO tho end.
H. G. Hay.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-01-08

The Dean Wooden compauy mi Is
at Newark, Delaware birnrd Loss
about 100000.
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@s-THE FREE CHAIR CAR LINE. ~ssN
Ask yorr nearest ticket agent for rates,
tickets, maps, and full information OF the
Great Short Line to the West, and where to
obtain government snd cheap lands, or write
to A. NJ BRACKENRIDGE,
Cent. Pass. Agt.. Aartinsburg, " Va.
9eS~ Care Continental Hotel.
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Carriers Address

BY Hon. Ut. Hoke. IS 5

A<HE hands ofthe cioekwere just CLASP
4k ing tse5a tslaP sssfsd
III, At mid. night; sad its tick sounded
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-01-31
Getting Ready to 20 Wrong,

Unleesthe signs mislead, the great rail.
roads arc getting Themselves ready to con-
tribute oil they can to the iailute OF the
Interstate Commerce bill. Ii they can
make tho measure an utter failure they
will congratulate themselves upon q
mastery stroke Of policy. The more sue
cessful they arc in this direction the more
tares they will be sowing.
The people have put their hands to the
pillow, and they do not mean to turn back.
Tho present measure may fail-they will
try another. Tho INTELL1oEScER has
never been confident that this measure
can be made to yield the results hoped
for; but it is as certain as anything can
DO that the more tho railroads obstruct
tho operation Of the measure the more
likely they are to have one put upon them
which they will like less.
The wholesome doctrine that no rail.
road should DO permitted to charge more
for a short haul than for long haul in
the same direction, has taken fast hold OF
the people, and they will continue to try
until they have that principle incor-
porated into the railroad practice OF the
country. III "a III . .5